Sir Alexander Korda (/ˈkɔːrdə/; born Sándor László Kellner; Hungarian: Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956) was a Hungarian–born British...
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Weekly in 1939. Her film career received a major boost when director Alexander Korda took an interest and gave her a small but prominent role, under the...
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made his first film in Hungary in 1918, and worked with his brother Alexander Korda on film-making there and in London. They both moved to the United States...
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London Films (section Alexander Korda Films Inc. (USA))
British film and television production company founded in 1932 by Alexander Korda and from 1936 based at Denham Film Studios in Buckinghamshire, near...
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Korda is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alberto Korda (1928–2011), Cuban photographer Alexander Korda (1893–1956), Hungarian-born...
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Vincent Korda, and the great-niece of film directors Alexander Korda and Zoltan Korda. She is a graduate of the Hammonasset School. In 1992, Korda founded...
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British Lion Films (section Alexander Korda)
Award. It is best known for the period when it was managed by Sir Alexander Korda. Korda's company London Films bought the controlling interest in British...
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1931, settling in Britain in 1933. He was the younger brother of Alexander and Zoltan Korda. He was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning once. He died...
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BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film (redirect from Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film)
1992. It was previously known as the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film; while still given in honour of Korda, the award is now called "Outstanding...
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Moldovan-born American psychologist and data scientist Alexander Korda (1893–1956), Hungarian film director Alexander Kucheryavenko (born 1987), Russian ice hockey...
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Tomorrow (1932) for Alexander Korda's London Films. An abysmal screen test for Korda had ended with Donat's laughter. Reputedly, Korda reacted by exclaiming:...
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the nephew of film magnate Sir Alexander Korda and his brother Zoltan Korda, both of whom were film directors. Korda grew up in the UK but received part...
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Perfect Strangers (1945 film) (category Films directed by Alexander Korda)
Johns, Ann Todd and Roland Culver. It was produced and directed by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by Clemence Dane and Anthony Pelissier based on a...
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The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film) (category Films produced by Alexander Korda)
by Alexander Korda and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan, with additional contributions by William Cameron Menzies and Korda brothers...
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The Private Life of Henry VIII (category Films produced by Alexander Korda)
Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 British film directed and co-produced by Alexander Korda and starring Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon and Elsa...
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Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book (category Films produced by Alexander Korda)
king's cursed treasure. The film was directed by Zoltán Korda and produced by his brother Alexander, with the art direction by their younger brother Vincent...
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Museum BFI Top 100 British films Schönlaterngasse, alleyway in Vienna "Alexander Korda Credits". -B.F.I. Accessed 10 January 2016 "The Third Man (1949)"....
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resides in Laguna Hills with his fourth wife, Victoria (née Korda), granddaughter of Alexander Korda. He writes and makes occasional film appearances.[citation...
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Things to Come (category Films produced by Alexander Korda)
Things to Come) is a 1936 British science fiction film produced by Alexander Korda, directed by William Cameron Menzies, and written by H. G. Wells. The...
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twain shall meet". The film was critically acclaimed, winning the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the BAFTA Awards. It was also a major...
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him to Broadway and then Hollywood, but he also collaborated with Alexander Korda on notable British films of the era, including The Private Life of...
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Etyek; hence the nickname Etyekwood. The studio is named after Sir Alexander Korda, Hungarian born British film producer, director and screenwriter, who...
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Fiennes made her directorial debut with the film Onegin – an adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's verse novel Eugene Onegin, which starred her brother Ralph in...
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1947's Black Narcissus. It had been conceived by Powell and producer Alexander Korda in the 1930s, from whom the duo purchased the rights in 1946. The majority...
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home of actress Merle Oberon and her husband, the film producer Sir Alexander Korda. In 1975 the house was purchased by Sir John and Lady Mills. The house...
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The Four Feathers (1939 film) (category Films produced by Alexander Korda)
Feathers is a 1939 British Technicolor adventure film directed by Zoltan Korda, starring John Clements, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, and C. Aubrey Smith...
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to compete with the American industry. The career of the producer Alexander Korda was marked by this objective, the Rank Organisation attempted to do...
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The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934 film) (category Films produced by Alexander Korda)
nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror. The film was produced by Alexander Korda. Howard's portrayal of the title character is often considered the...
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British box office and one of the most-seen British films of all time. Alexander Korda cast him opposite Paulette Goddard in An Ideal Husband (1947), another...
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Richard III (1955 film) (category Films produced by Alexander Korda)
Olivier cast only British actors. Since the film was financed by Alexander Korda and produced by his London Films, obtaining the required actors was...
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